Hurricanes Linebacker Arthur Brown Enrolls at Kansas State

Whatever their reasons may be, the Brown brothers have been a flaky headache for the Miami Hurricanes. Now, Arthur Brown Jr., considered by some to be the top linebacker in the recruiting class of 2008, has enrolled at Kansas State after mysteriously leaving the University of Miami last month.Brown never…

News Roundup: County Eyes Take Over Jackson Memorial

As he tends to do, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez sees a problem and decides the best way to fix it is to give himself more power. So in the face of the ongoing meltdown of Jackson Memorial Health system Alvarez wants the power to fire board members and appoint an…

Fontainebleau Makes List of Top Movie Hotels

Trip Advisor put together a list of the ten biggest hotel movie stars in history, and our own Fontainebleau made the list. Memorably a main backdrop in Goldfinger, the historic hotel also has credits for parts in The Bodyguard, The Bellboy, Scarface, Sinatra flick A Hole in the Head, and…

Florida’s Population Back on the Rise

Last year, for the first time in more than six decades, Florida actually saw a decrease in its total population. University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research reported that the the population fell by about 58,000 people between April 2008 and April 2009.Now that same bureau is reporting…

News Roundup: Hialeah Flooded

The family of a brain dead woman who had life support cut even though she may have been able to breath on her own is taking the case to court. [Herald]A water main break has flooded a Hialeah neighborhood, leaving a sink hole in the middle of the road and forcing evacuations. [JustNews]It’s official:…

Florida is the Deadliest State for Pedestrians and Bicyclists

17.4 percent of all bicyclist deaths in America occur in Florida, which only makes up about 6 percent of the total population. Basically, Florida is the Red Asphalt State. According to USA Today, Florida is the deadliest state for both pedestrians and bicyclists. In 2008, there were 490 pedestrian or bicyclist…

Dwyane Wade Watch: Arison 95 Percent Sure Wade Will Be Back

Last time on Dwyane Wade Watch, we said we were “about 75 percent sure [Wade will] stay with the Heat.” Well, Heat owner Micky Arison is a bit more optimistic than our already sunny prediction. In fact, he’s 20 percent more sure. “The bottom line is he has publicly and privately said…

PETA Not Amused With Open Season on “Reptiles of Concern”

Despite its name, The Daily Beast is not a per diem review of large, threatening wild life. Well, usually anyway.Even after parting ways with Gerald Posner, Tina Brown’s internet concern hasn’t kept its eyes off South Florida. This week they sent former Newsweek senior reporter Catharine Skipp into the everglades with Capt…

Miami Heat vs. Orlando Magic: Behind the Eight Ball

Well, it’s official. Dwyane Wade needs a crap-load of help. Sure it was great to see D-Wade back in action last night after being sidelined with a strained calf since February 17. But even with Wade doing his usual routine of denting asses in a single bound, the Miami Heat…